[JACKRUSSELL]

"I believe Cruz CHOSE conservatism intellectually as his mask, his sword - which is natural for a man who's made up mostly of just intellect - because it's rational - if you want to win a debate, you really can't be a liberal, and that may be all there is of Cruz - an argument - perhaps most of the time well formed. Real conservatives didn't first learn and adopt conservative arguments and debating points. Long before we knew what conservative formal philosophy and dogma was, whenever we met liberalism, we puked, even before we knew what it was called. Learning to argue and debate came later."

Agree...very well said.

[njc4]

Cruz was building a façade during his short time in the Senate.